The author of the lone goal at the posts of «Rubin» said that the match in the freezing weather wasn’t easy, but that «Zenit» wasn’t going to be satisfied within anything other than a win.
• I think that we were moving really well today from the very beginning and in the second half we really played well. We stride to keep our minds right and stay on task for the whole 90 minutes. Moreover we were able to score and «Rubin» really didn’t allow us many looks. «Rubin» started to press pretty hard after we scored, but in the end we were able to hang on.
— What was it like for you play in the freezing weather?
• Well it’s no joke, and it’s not easy, but the conditions are the same for everyone, we didn’t have any other option. We came to take three points and we were happy we were able to reach our goal.
— Tell us about your goal. What was it like from where you were?
• I just saw that Rondon had the ball, but I didn’t know what he was going to do — take a shot or pass. He passed and I scored. That’s how that happened.
— Did you know that «Zenit» is the first team to come out with a win in this stadium?
• I didn’t know that, but that’s good for us. We had to win today. We worked hard and now we can concentrate on the upcoming match with «Krasnodar».
